Digital Government
Army eyes new first-person shooter game to train soldiers
The branch considers forking over $44.5 million over five years.
Acquisition
OMB's effort to dispel bad information takes a new step
Agencies that adopt the OMB policy will foster greater collaboration with industry by linking program officials with private-sector experts to solve problems, writes columnist Dan Chenok.
Digital Government
Verizon protests $750 million Defense high-speed network award to CenturyLink
The department’s research network will operate at speeds of 112 gigabits per second.
Digital Government
House intel chair: Cyber bill may lack mandatory standards
The current legislation does not include mandatory standards for critical computer networks.
Digital Government
Drones have worst accident record of Air Force craft
Global Hawk, Predator and Reaper come under spotlight.
Emerging Tech
Canada will spy on people, politely
Officials say monitoring and recording practiced are already in place at airports and border points of entry across the country.
People
Career moves for 4 key Army IT officials
Four high-level Army officers have new jobs in the world of defense IT.
People
How agencies can ease congressional meetings
Meeting with the right congressional staff members who share an agency's goals can make briefings so much smoother, GAO says.
Digital Government
Lockheed Martin nabs $4.6 billion global defense network contract
The company beat out SAIC, which has held the network contract for 17 years.
Modernization
Emerging tech will power future of government IT in lean times
Cloud and mobility are becoming increasingly important in helping government CIOs meet mission needs, GSA technology leader says.
People
Readers speak out: The great federal pay debate
Readers comment on discrepancies in government compensation estimates.
Emerging Tech
Unmanned spacecraft concludes 15-month test flight
X-37B could fill in role of NASA Space Shuttle, Air Force says
Digital Government
Intel agencies want to know how your brain works
The goal is to help analysts make sense of data faster.
People
When leaders don't lead
IT leaders should not disregard the value of knowing something about IT, writes columnist Bob Woods.
Digital Government
Defense and VA eye commercial system for managing medical tests
Health officials consider a turnkey, vendor operated system for ordering lab work and distributing results.
Modernization
Pentagon’s blueprint for mobile devices lacks security details
Strategy offers little guidance for securing specific smartphones and tablets.
Digital Government
White House issues guidance on modular IT development
New approach aims to reduce cost and schedule overruns.
Modernization